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'''Namco''' was a Japanese developer and publisher of arcade and home console video games, originally headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo. They developed a number of shooting games from 1979 to the late 1990s. They are most notable for the Galaxian series, Bosconian, and Xevious. Some of their staff left in the mid 1990s to join Arika.
 
'''Namco''' was a Japanese developer and publisher of arcade and home console video games, originally headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo. They developed a number of shooting games from 1979 to the late 1990s. They are most notable for the Galaxian series, Bosconian, and Xevious. Some of their staff left in the mid 1990s to join Arika.
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'''Shooting games developed by Namco''' ===
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==Shooting games developed by Namco==
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
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| ''Galaxian'' || 1979
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| [[Galaxian]] || 1979
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| [[King & Balloon]] || 1980
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| [[Galaga]] || 1981
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| [[Bosconian]] || 1981
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| [[Xevious]] || 1982
 
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| ''King & Balloon'' || 1980
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| [[Gaplus]] || 1984
 
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| ''Bosconian'' || 1981
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| [[Grobda]] || 1984
 
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| ''Galaga'' || 1981
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| [[Super Xevious]] || 1984
 
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| ''Xevious'' || 1982
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| [[Sky Kid]] || 1985
 
|-
 
|-
| ''Phozon'' || 1983
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| [[Choujikuu Yousai Macross]] || 1985
 
|-
 
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| ''Galpus'' || 1984
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| [[Sky Kid Deluxe]] || 1986
 
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| ''Grobda'' || 1984
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| [[Thunder Ceptor]] || 1986
 
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| ''Sky Kid'' || 1985
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| [[3-D Thunder Ceptor II]] || 1986
 
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| ''Thunder Ceptor'' || 1986
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| [[Dragon Spirit]] || 1987
 
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| ''Blazer'' || 1987
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| [[Blazer]] || 1987
 
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| ''Galaga '88''|| 1987
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| [[Galaga '88]]|| 1987
 
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| ''Assault'' || 1988
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| [[Assault]]|| 1988
 
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| ''Ordyne'' || 1988
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| [[Ordyne]] || 1988
 
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| ''Metal Hawk'' || 1988
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| [[Metal Hawk]] || 1988
 
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| ''Phelios'' || 1988
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| [[Phelios]] || 1988
 
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| ''Dangerous Seed'' || 1989
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| [[Blast Off]] || 1989
 
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| ''Blast Off'' || 1989
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| [[Dangerous Seed]] || 1989
 
|-
 
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| ''Dragon Saber''|| 1990
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| [[Dragon Saber]]|| 1990
 
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| ''Tank Force'' || 1991
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| [[StarBlade]] || 1991
 
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| ''StarBlade'' || 1991
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| [[Tank Force]] || 1991
 
|-
 
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| ''Solvalou'' || 1991
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| [[Cosmo Gang the Video]] || 1991
 
|-
 
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| ''Cosmo Gang the Video'' || 1991
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| [[Solvalou]] || 1991
 
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| ''F/A (Fighter & Attacker'' || 1992
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| [[F/A]] / Fighter & Attacker || 1992
 
|-
 
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| ''NebulasRay'' || 1994
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| [[NebulasRay]] || 1994
 
|-
 
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| ''Galaga Arrangement'' || 1995
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| [[Galaga Arrangement]] || 1995
 
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| ''Xevious Arrangement'' || 1995
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| [[Xevious Arrangement]] || 1995
 
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| ''Xevious 3D/G''|| 1996
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| [[Xevious 3D/G]]|| 1996
 
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| ''Tenkomori Shooting'' || 1998
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| [[Tenkomori Shooting]] || 1998
 
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Latest revision as of 06:25, 11 May 2025


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Namco was a Japanese developer and publisher of arcade and home console video games, originally headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo. They developed a number of shooting games from 1979 to the late 1990s. They are most notable for the Galaxian series, Bosconian, and Xevious. Some of their staff left in the mid 1990s to join Arika.

Shooting games developed by Namco

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Galaxian 1979
King & Balloon 1980
Galaga 1981
Bosconian 1981
Xevious 1982
Gaplus 1984
Grobda 1984
Super Xevious 1984
Sky Kid 1985
Choujikuu Yousai Macross 1985
Sky Kid Deluxe 1986
Thunder Ceptor 1986
3-D Thunder Ceptor II 1986
Dragon Spirit 1987
Blazer 1987
Galaga '88 1987
Assault 1988
Ordyne 1988
Metal Hawk 1988
Phelios 1988
Blast Off 1989
Dangerous Seed 1989
Dragon Saber 1990
StarBlade 1991
Tank Force 1991
Cosmo Gang the Video 1991
Solvalou 1991
F/A / Fighter & Attacker 1992
NebulasRay 1994
Galaga Arrangement 1995
Xevious Arrangement 1995
Xevious 3D/G 1996
Tenkomori Shooting 1998